Overview
- Official results gave the NDA 202 of 243 seats, with the BJP at 89, JD(U) at 85 and LJP (Ram Vilas) at 19.
- RJD posted the highest vote share at 22.76% yet secured 25 seats, ahead of the BJP at 20.90% and JD(U) at 18.92%.
- In its first reaction, the RJD called the outcome part of political ups and downs and said there is no sorrow in defeat or arrogance in victory.
- Congress’s Rahul Gandhi and Mahagathbandhan allies alleged an unfair process, pointing to polling-data discrepancies and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of rolls.
- Tejashwi Yadav retained Raghopur by 14,532 votes as NDA leaders credited seat-sharing and Nitish Kumar’s appeal and moved to form the government.